View full sizeTony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerGabril Gross has been Rahway's top back this season.

Rahway is well on its way to another strong season under ninth-year coach Gary Mobley and can complete another major achievement, as well as take a big step toward a second, on Friday when it treks to Glen Gardner to face Voorhees at 7.

The game is crucial both to Rahway's regular season and playoff, hopes and goals.

With a victory, Rahway will clinch the Mid-State 38 Conference-Mountain Division championship outright. Rahway, which has already clinched a share of the title, is currently i\4-2 overall and 4-0 in the division.

If Voorhees (5-2, 3-1) pulls off the upset, the Glen Gardner school will clinch a share of its own. In addition, it would give another Union County school, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, the opportunity to do the same. The combination of a Voorhees victory tonight and a Scotch Plains triumph on Saturday over Warren Hills will give Scotch Plains (4-3, 3-1) a share of the division championship as well.

Rahway's run game has excelled this year, led by halfback Gabril Gross. Gross went for 201 yards and a touchdown to lead Rahway, which was idle last week, past Warren Hills on Oct. 12. The Indians have also gotten key contributions from halfbacks Justin Becker, Michael Stradford (two rush scores against Warren Hills) and quarterback Jeffery Bost, who has been a true dual threat, both passing and rushing.

<a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/6638666/">Who will win the game?</a>

On defense, Rahway is led by linebacker Tyler West and defensive end Edriece Patterson, who had six tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery against the Washington school.

Rahway has never won less than six games under Mobley, who has a record of 65-28 to date at the school. Rahway has appeared in the sectional semifinals six times under Mobley, including a trip to the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 final in 2008.

This year’s squad is back in North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 after initially being placed in North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 during reclassification in the preseason. Rahway, which has been a playoff nomad under Mobley, changing sections five times, would have been the runaway favorite if it had remained in the higher classification. &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/6638666/"&amp;amp;gt;Who will win the game?&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;
Instead, it is trying to fight for seeding and a potential first round home game, with Voorhees also figuring into that equation.

Rahway is sixth in the section with 68 power points currently. Voorhees is fifth with 71 and Parsippany Hills, which appeared in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 final last December, is fourth with 85.

With a victory tonight, Rahway would pull to 85 power points. Parsippany Hills (5-2) plays at 5-2 Randolph on Friday. If Randolph were to win, Rahway would have an outside shot to leapfrog Parsippany Hills for the four seed and a first round home game if it defeats Roselle next week.

Summit (7-0) is currently tops in the section with 118 power points, with rival Cranford (5-2), the defending sectional champion, second with 103.